der Anker (anchor)

der Anker

like der Schnee

Is it der, die or das Anker?

It's der Anker. Plural: die Anker.

Meaning
anchor
Gender
masculine
Level
A2 · Travel
Riddle
Das schwere Ding aus Metall, das ein Schiff festhält.

No rule for this one

Most German nouns don't show their article. Anker is one to learn by heart, which is what the picture in its world is for.

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Anker in other languages

Czech
kotva
Slovak
kotva
Hungarian
horgony
Slovenian
sidro
Italian
ancora
Croatian
sidro
Bosnian
sidro
Serbian
sidro
Romanian
ancoră
Polish
kotwica
Ukrainian
якір
Turkish
çapa
Arabic
مرساة
Persian
لنگر
Dari (Afghanistan)
لنگر
Pashto (Afghanistan)
لنګر

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